The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-01
PROGRAMME or CONGRESS-
THE APPRECIATION BILL TO
OCCUPY THE ATTENTION ~
or Both the HoEse and Senate-The
PIeurO Pneumonia and the
Educational Bills.

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sion of Congress, the Senate will give
instant attention to the conference re.
ports and general appropriation bills
whenever any Of them shall make
their appearance, and every effort will
. be put forth to furnish the necessary
legislation before next Friday noon.
Members OF the Appropriation Com
mittee, upon whom the hardest work
devolyes, are divided in opinion re-
speCting IL cir ability and that OF the
Senate 10 crsditsbly accomplish all
that is expected, but the majority
hope thai, barring accidents and will
full acts If obstruction, 1t may still be
found possible TO avoid the necessity
for a called session of the Fif,ieth
Congress. To this end the right of
the Senate end OF its committees to an
opportunity for deliberation upon the
important matters not yet brought be-
fore il, will be waived and the Senate,
rs it has done in previous instances oil
backwardness, will content itself under
protest, with such amendments to
Houte legislation as II can secure in
hssiy conferences, taking much for
granted and trusting much TO luck.
To print and thoroughly examine the
naval legislative deficiency and
iortiHcation appropriation bills in
their several ordinary stages through
the Senate up to the point Of final
action would require almost as many
weeks as there remain days OF the
present session. The miscellaneous
subjects of the legislation which will
probably ill up the spare moments
are put down in the caucus programme
as follows: The labor arbitration bill,
land grant forfeiture billie, the bill re-
lating 10 lottery advertisements
passing through the mails, bills 10
quiet land titles, the Dss Moines land
grant bill, the bill authorizing suits
against the United States, bills for the
adjudication OF the private land claims
In certain States aud Territories, the
bill for monument to colored
soldiers, the Joseph Francis resoiu-
ton, the bill to reimburse Virginia
and other States their expense In the
war OF 1912 and ths international
copyright bill.
Senator Miller will call up, probably
Oh Monday or Tuesday, the House
pleuro pneumonia bill 1.-THE pending
question being motion to rec lDsider
the vote by which the Edmunds sub
stilute was adopted); Senator ingalls,
will seek an opportunity to call up for
action the bill repeating the Limitation
to the arrears of pension act, and Sen
ator Van Wyck will ask the Senate to
pass the bill relating to the disposal OF
abandoned military reservations under
the homestead law.
A contest is pending in secret ses-
sion over the nomination oil Public
Printer Benedict and the British ex-
tradition treaty remains among the
unfinished matters on the executive
calendar, but 1t is not likely to be
further pressed for action this session.
In the House the programme is to
push the appropriation bills to COM
pletion by giving them precedence
over all other business and little gen.
eral legislation Is expected during the
remaining days OF the session. The
Legislative appropriation bill will again
occupy the House ON Monday, and
will be followed by the deficiency bill,
which is 10 be put through under q
suspension OF the rules. Daring the
four legislative days remaining II will
be in order to pass any measure by a
two thirds vote under suspension OF
the rules. Looking to this last chance
the members who are charged with
the management OF important meas
ures, such as the Pacific railroad in
curry resolution, the Department Of
Agriculture bill, the pleuro pneumonia
bin, and the educational bill, will
make every effort to secure recogni-
ton by the Speaker in order to get q
vote on their bills. Some, very few,
OF these efforts may succeed, but In
most cases all chance for legislation
will be cut of by the presentation and
discussion OF conference reports and
other privileged matters. tits under
stood that no attempt will be made TO
pass fertilization appropriation bi !
for this year; that for last year, which
iB now in conference, being intended
to cover the remainder Of the current,
together with the next fiscal year.
The minority report prepared by
Senator George and eigned by all the
Democratic members OF the Senate
Committee On the Judiciary upon the
Hoar bill 40 provide inquesls under
natl lnal authority" declares IL to be
the opinion OF the sigaers that that
measure is unwsIranted by the con.
stitulion and that its passage would he
grave and serious usurpation by
Congress OF powers reserved TO the
States. The report discusses a. grept
length the relations Of the genera Ia
the State governments and the right,
reserved to each under the consitu
ton. Congress, II declares, can pass
no law upon the subject Of personal
conflicts between private individuals
OF different races and personal wrongs
perpstrated by one on the other, Il
between persons Of different polite 3,
parties, or wrongs done by one party
man on another because Of opinions
which the Injured party may enter
tain or express. The authors Of thiI
bill, 1t says, have Not been backward
in asserting power in Congress ovel
subjects cognate to those mentioned II
this bill. Independent Of any sup
port which they may have given Il
the many acts Of Congress which MAY
have been decided demonstrations
by the Supreme Court they hsv,
introduced bills contemporaueous
with the decisions in the civi
right cases which contained assertion
OF the extremist power over these sub
iects. 1t lie no defence Of the consti
tutionslity Of this bill, say the minor
ity, that 1t assumes no jurisd ction
no power over persons TO pu ish o
restrain them, hut simply directs tn
court TO make inquisition coucernin
crimes committed in a State, an
whose trial and punishment are solel
In her jurisdiction. The question 70
decision is--has Congress the powe
to pass the bill2 Certainly the powe
ia not among those expressly cor
ferIed in the consti utiIn. II il wer
claimed ss an incidental power the
its advocates must point out the 81
press power for carrying out whic
this bill was necessary. This coul
not be done, but the bill, the repo
saws, is not even entitled to the d
Tense OF being entirely impotent an
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